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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
THE BEEF RING.
From The New York Times.

From The New York Times
How does it happen that consumers de-
rive no benefit from the prevailing low
price of live cattle in the west? For two
years or more the ranchmen have been
complaining about these prices. The re-
cent heavy failures st Fort Worth and
Henrietta, IN Texas, are said to have been
caused by this continued depression of val
ues. But while the price of cattle has
reached so low level consumers must pay
the old prices for the beef which they eat
They are forced to do this. whether they
live In Atlantic seaboard cities, far from
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
Alabama's New Law.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug. DR.. ". H.
Sanders, physician, appointed to make ex-
animation of locomotive engineers and
other railroad employees under the new
state law which went into effect yesterday
abandoned his work at Stevenson yester-
day. He was arrested on writ of manda-
mus which required him to complete his
test as TO color blindness. His reason for
abandoning the work is said 10 be trouble
with railroad men vino dislik5d the new
law. many of them refusing 10 be exam
ined Over %, 600 are affected by the law
and it is estimated that over 5000 will be
forced 10 give up their positions.
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EyerybOdyT Takes II.

The Chicago, Kansas q Nebraska Railway
st. Joseph & Iowa Railroad Co., Lesseel, is
tbs best equipped line west of the Missouri
river. Our equipment was built expressly
for this line by the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, which is guarantee to the travelling
public that it is strictly tirst-c)ass. You will
find all of our coaches elegantly upholstered
end very comfortable in every particular.
If you are going to any part Of Kansas or
Nebraska, or 20 any point east, remembsr
you will never regret having started right,
by taking the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
Railway. Rock Island Route. For fur
tner particulars, address Jno. Sebastian, q.
T. q F. A, Topeka, Kan. 60-tf.
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The Dam Burst,

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Ang. "a dam
burst on the mountain side yesterday, let
ting the water down into the village of
Parsons. The whole town was flooded,
and the people had to flee for their lives.
A little girl named Annie Quinn was
drowned Four bridges were washed
away and 500 feet of the Jersey Central
tracks were carried Off At Laurel Run
the waters caught fifty coal cars on side
track and dashed them down the mountain
like kindling wood. A mile and half of
the track was also carried away. All the
houses which stood on Ash street were
swept off the foundation. The loss to the
railroad company is about $95, 900; to
town property about $50 600.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
Frisco Rumor Revived.

ST, LOUIS. Aug. 3-Despite the discredit
given the recer thy reported sale of the Frisco
to the Atchison system, there are many who
firmly believe that it can be brought about,
that one system is but a complement of the
other, and that the time is not far distant
when the fusion will be effected. The lat st
suspicious circumstance advanced in support
of the theory is that the last consignment of
new Pittsburg ten-wheelers for the Frisco
have been sent to Topeka, and are are being
tested ON the division between Tokeka and
Kansas City.
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gne atehtx axt1p frse ghnrsaap 2aoruup august 1887

sals ct a. Year 50 bid May. bid, 9s1s asked; No.
wuite cash, no ids
Oats, August 2ll bid.
Rye-No bi Is or offerings
Eggs and butter-unchangad.
Flax seed-26.
Butter-Fancy creamery Is; good il; dne dairy III,
store packed III; common SCI cents.
Cheese-Fun cream 14e5i4lf: fats los
EQgs-Steady. per dO1-
Flour dun. steady; quotations TX 80; Xxx ~
al co. family 81 u5Gl Is; choice 81 S21 10; fancy to
extra fancy 81 50Gl IS: patent 81 9592 20.
bulk. 721f.
Bran-Bulk. 70: sacked, a.
Pouluy-Oid mems. fat, heavy s. 3 ROSTERS g %
turkeys, 5G6.
Provisions-Sagar cured hams, u; bacon %: dried
oeef l2 dried beef cesr dry salt clear rio sides
81 So long clear 81 20 shoulders - CO. short clear
IS IS; smoked clear -ib sides, s. %; Iona clear,
Is %; shoulders, 80 So; short clear. se 50.
Mess Pork-$l5 ~.
Tsrd--Choiee fierce, - ..
Rye, No. 2 cash 80 asked
Hay-New fancy SHALL tailed. IS 50; large $50
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
August Excursion

To California via the Missouri Pacific Fort
Scott route) will leave Wichita at 9:35 a. M,
Wednesday, August 10, II, "a and 81. Sixty
dollars for the round trip Tickets good six
months with privilege of stopping off at any
point enroute or returning. This is the only
line going via the southern route and allow
ing excursionists to return via Ogden, Salt
Lake and the Denver & Rio Grandeth great
scenic route with ut extra charge. Passen-
gers can also return via Portland upon an
additional payment of SIS 20 for bertbs in
Pullman or family sleepers. For further in
formation apply to N. c. Keeran, passenger
agent, 1917 n. Main. o5-f
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Battle With Horse Thieves.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. "a
special to the Daily News from Craig,
Nc, gives full particulars of the killing of
Anthony belong and Gideon Bostwick.
Sheriff Denny, of Polk county, states that
last Tuesday posse capeured three horse
thies. The thieves were disarmed but
succeeded in securing their arms and es-
Gaping Another posse caught them three
miles northwest of Phelps at farm house,
and both began shooting, the first two
shots killing belong and Bostwick. The
fugitives then started northwest and were
followed to McPaul, Iowa, where ali trace
of them ended. Parties are still securing
the country
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
kentucky Election.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Aug The Courier
Journals returns from sixty four legis-
lative districts show the election 70 the
house of forty nine Democrats, thirteen
Republicans, one Prohibitlonist and one
Union Labor candidate. There are thirty
six districts yet TO hear from which will
largely increase the Democratic list Gen.
5. b. Buckner, Democrat, is elected gov
ernor by reduced majority; the Demo
cratic vote as indicated by returns now is
being very light. Buckner's majority is
now estimated at 20, 600 TO 5000.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
A Big Barbecue,

BoNHAM, Tex. Aug. 3.-The Ami pro
hibitions had big barbecue and picnic at
this place today. A large number of
beeves, sheep and hogs were slaughtered for
the occasion, and the whole affair was the
greatest demonstration yet made by the
Ants in this county The Prohibitionists
will have barbecue and rally tomorrow.
Senator John H. Reagan and exSenator
s. B. Maxey have notified the people that
they will be present and make speeches in
favor Of the amendment Fully 10000
persons are expected to be present
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Nosice;o Farmers aud stockmsn.

will have public sale az my old hoDA
farm IN Attica township, from the iss 10 ID q
Of September, of which / will give due no
tlce where viii sell, on one years time, 100
acres OF corn, loo head of good young cattle.
Also horses, hogs, farm implements OF every
Kind household and kitchen furniture, &c.
/ intend to quit farming and VIII
therefore sell everything without reserve,
and give this timely notice that you may pre-
pare food for stock you may purchase
wa04t JSo. KELLY.
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WEST SIDE NATIONAL BANK.
Certificate of Authority to Commence Banking.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY,
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1887.
WHEREAS, By satisfactory evidence pre-
sented to the undersigned. it has been made
to appear that 1.-THE WEST SIDE NATION
AL BANK of WICHITA" In the City of
Wichita, in the county Of Sedgwick and
state of Kansas, has complied with all the
provisions of the statutes OF the United
States, required to be complied with before
an association shall be authorized to COM
mence the business Of banking.
Now, therefore, /, William l. Trenholm,
comptroller of the currency, do hereby GER
tify that the West Side National Bank of
Wichita, in the City OF Wichita, in the "oun-
ty of Sedgwick and state OF Kansas, is
authorized 10 commence the business of
banking as provided in section ffty-one hun
dred and sixty-nine of the revised statutes OF
the United States.
In testimony whereof, witness my hand
and seal of office this 10Th day OF July, 1881.
ESeal1 ". l. TRENHOLM,
Comptroller of The Currency.
No. 1875. d57-53t
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Excitement Increasin z.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 3.-As the election
approaches excitement increases. Saturday
night colored man named Alex. Watkins
living on Ed Taylor's farm near Webben-
vile, made prohibition speech at Bur
dett's prairie, and on his way home was
badly beaten by crowd of white and col
ored ants He was badly mangled. too,
by being pitched against barged wire
fence His injuries are critical There are
other reported outrages, but not con-
frmed, incident to the election excitement.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
Castle Garden Arrivals.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The immigration of
the past month was exceeded only by that of
one July in the record of the Garden. Dur
ing it q, S4i people were landed, against "A '
434 of last year. Up to today there have
been landed at the Garden since the lst OF
January 240 400 persons, and during the same
period of last year tie number was 173, al.
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A Youths Suicide.

COLUMBUS, Neb., Aug. 3.-Lee Merrill,
17-year old youth, living with bis brother
on a farm four miles north Of this city, sui
cided at 12 o'clock last night by shooting
himself through the head with revolver.
No known cause is given for the act. He
was a young man of apparent robust
health and of natural jovial disposition.
He had been in exceedingly good spirits all
day, and this sudden self destruction can
hardly be accounted for by his friends.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
UueuualIy Yoked-Seou

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. George
Whetstein, aged 20, furniture dealer in
this city, in fit of jealousy yesterday noon
shot his wife three times and then shot
himself in the mouth. He died in fifteen
minutes, and his wife will not live. The
couple have lived apart several months,
and on this account the shooting took
place. His wife was only 80 years old.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
PIeurO Disappeared From Chicago.

CHICAGO. Aug. "A Springfield, H.,
special says: The state live stock commits
sioners today sent letter to Governor
Oglesby saying all danger from pleuro
pneumonia in Cook county is past. They
ask that the governor at once take meas
ures for the removal Of quarantine re-
strictions now In force in various states and
territories against Illinois.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

The partnership heretofore existing be
tween Geo Times, VIM. Innes and David Ross
was dissolved by mutual consent on Jan. Is,
1881 Geo. Innes will iquidate all the indebted
ness of the Lawrence house. VIM lines nd
David Ross will liquidate all the indebted
ness of the Wichita house after that date.
d656 GEO. INNES,
WIN. 1NNEs,
DAVID Ross.
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Deserts His Family.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 3-Albert Turk, a
German, 20 years old, who, with his wife,
conc acted restaurant and boarding house
at 5l2 Morgan street, is missing. Day before
yesterday he suddenly disappeared, and with
him his l1-year-old son and $500 and other
small amounts of money that he collected in
advance from sis boarders. He left his wife
and four small children in a penniless condi-
ton. Turk was heard from yesterday at
Chjcapo
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
Chicago Live Stock.

Drovers Journal reports Cattle receipts @ 10; ship
meuts 500 Market weak. shipping Steers $50 to
1900; pounds, s. a ~ sJockers and feeders 81 80
8 20 cows bulls and m'xed 81 2o@Sl 49, Dulk q Jug
? Is; Texas cattle 81 f0@S A..
Hogs-Receiprs ll00O, shipments 5000 Market
steady Rough and mixed s. 0015 30; packing and
shipping s. 2a5 So; light O. 055 80; skips S3O0e4
Sheep-Receipts 40A shipments 100. Market
steady All shorn natives 81 S5e4 81; western 81 15@
q. Texans 81 150sS 1D lambs 8 50G3 20.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

Commencing Sunday, July Eth. the Chi
cago, Kansas d Nebraska R'y Rock Island
Route will run regular passenger trains,
leaving Wichita daily at $40 g. m and ar
irving at Topeka at - p. n and st joseph
at ESQ p. m, at which latter place close con-
neetion Is made with the C, p |. 81 7. R'y,
running through sleepsrs and chair cars 70
Chicago. Trains arrive at Wichita daily at
IN N n, 5I-tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
A Flduciary Ousted.

New YORK, Aug. "a special from
Bath, n. y, says that at a special meeting
of the board Of trustees of the New York
soldiers and sailors home, held yesterday,
Treasurer ROBBIE was ousted, Examina
ton OF his books showed him TO be 5000
Short
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
ST. Louis Live Stock.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 8.
Oa.tle-Rcts. 800. shpt co.; market steady. choice
neavy native steers - VS4 90, butchers
good IS coos 20; stockers fair to good 81 000 IS
Texas common TO choice. 81 6lGS IS.
Hoss-Recepts $50; shpt so, market higher;
.hoice, heavy and butchers selections Is s0@
S 30 packing fair to good, IS '0G5 S5 workers me
tum 20 prime Is IU5 49, pigs common TO good "a 60
as 10.
sheep-Receipts 2io0 shipments 1910. market steady
clipped fair TO choice 3 l0@i w. lambs 6sG4 IS
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mbpZZier Arrested.

New YORK, Aug. 3.-Daniel Desmond,
clerk for the dry goods firm of Leboutel
lier Bros, was arrested yesterday, charged
with having embezzled during the last
year $12, 600, proceeds of lace sales.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
Frichtfu1 Ravages of Cholera

New YORK, Aug. 3.-Acoording to oth-
cial reports there were 10, 236 deaths from
cholera in Chill during the period from
January to June of this year and the gov
eminent expended sl,007 600 in fighting
the epidemic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
Culinary,

New ORLEANS, Aug. 3-Col Edward
White Robertson, member elect Of con-
cress from the Eighth Louisiana district,
died at his home in Baton Rouge al 10
O'Clock Yesterday of bronchitis. He will
be buried Wednesday morning.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
Palace Hotel.

The Palace Hotel is now open and
ready for business, twenty large and ele-
gantly furnished rooms Board s. per
week No 725 S. Market street.
is 81 MISS KATE ROBERTS,
Proprietress.
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Notice IN Rrick Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at this
office till Friday noon, Aug. 5, for the brick
work Of the Zimmerly building on Douglas
avenue The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. DUMoNT & HAYWARD.
65 1t Architects
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

Parties having farms for sale should put
them on our list, as we have special facaii-
ties for selling. We also uaake farm loans At
per cent interest Robt Spurgin & Co,
room 3, Wichita Eagle tuiiding. v6-Sm
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

A good bottom land farm for sale or will
trade for improved city property. Inquire
of Pollock & Pearce, No. III North Topeka
aVenue GAIT
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
lots south 4th ave, between Kellogg and

MOTIFS.
lots on Lawrence, just south OF Lincoln.
- lots in Kansas City addition.
lots ON College Hill.
5 lots in Rock Island 1st addition.
This property can be bought cheap and Is
all well located.
For sale by Pollock & Pearce, 112 North
Topeka avenue. 6i-l2t
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x.nsss City Live STOCK.

Kansas City Live stock.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 8.
Cattle, Receipt 27i7; shipments, 1853, steady
food 20 choice s3 65@S IS; common 70 medium. IS Is
az 50; stockers, e2ao@2 49, feeding steers. q 500
%, cows common TO choice, 81 49GS2 50
Hogs. Receipts. 1870, shipments. Ss5l; steady;
GOOD to chotce IS l5@5 Is. common to medium
eos IS; skips and pigs 81 5O@5 u.
sheep.-Receipts SIS shipments. 405; steady;
rood TO choice So COOS So common 70 medium q w
a. Is.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

Our six dollar ladies, hand turned, French
kid shoes for four dollars. II. Il. Shober Il
Co., No. 3l2 East Douglas avenue. Gilt
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Pocket Real Estate,

The Eagle pocket real estate book has he
come universal favorite among dealer
in the west. 25ttf
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ST. Louis Gram and Provisions.

ST. Louis GRAIN and Provisions.
ST. Louys Aug s.
Plour-Qaiet and steady: family 81 55@2 IS; patent
50 s5@4 o..
Wheat Lower. No. red cash, g.; August 6S,1
a. ssl; closing 69 September 7U4 91s<. closing 1lS
October 73 4EH, closing 75-
Corn Lower. Cash se1e@s74 closing seA. Octob-
er S1ssers9JS. closing ~.
Oats-Quiet. Cash 2S1s. August a.
Rye-4i.
Eggs-- inn cents.
BuIter-Quiet easy; creamery l6Gs1s; dairy ls91s.
Pork-Old mess gle 60; new Sle IS,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

Dunbar & Dearirg, reliable undertakes,
2S5 Y. Main; telephone JS. c6l-lmo
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

Wanted.
Every person to drink Geuda and Wau-
kesha Springs Water at HettiDger Bros. )
Drug Store. 222 East Douglas avenue 63tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04
Ball and Bat.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 3
Pittsburg ..... 5 New York ..-....... q
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Athletics. 10 MetropoliJans ....-.
AT CHICAGO
Chicago ....14 Washington ...... l
AT DETROIT.
Philadelphia $500. 6 Detroit. ... 9
AT LINCOLN.
Lincoln ......12 Kansas City ... 16
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WICHITA, Aug. g.
Nen YORK Money.

NV YORK, Aug. 8.
Money call easy at 31TGd6 per cent closed al
Prime mercantile paper 51nl6
Sterling exchange dull but firm at s2{ for 81 day
eills and 81 S31e for demand.
The total sales Of stocks were Ss7. 7l0 shares
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

EANAs CErI. AuS
Dxiiy Indicator reports wheat dali; No !. red
eaen- slh; September So BID; No. soft c.sh,
eSS-
Corn-s.eady; no. eaah. sales 50 September
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-04

Passengers for Wellsford, for Coldwater
and Ashland be sure and take Lakes straight
line and save twenty four hours time; arrive
at Coldwater at 80 p. m l4u
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DR.. WIN. HALL,
SPECIALIST.
SPECIALIST.

Piles, Fistula and all diseases
of the recuum cured without
knife, ligarure or c2ustfc- No
money TO be paid until patient Is
cTred. Blood and skin diseases
successfully treated Private
chronic and sexual diseases OF
bOth sexes q specially. Consul
tafion free. Once, 143 n Main
street. over WOOdman's Bank, P.
%. box OCT. Wichita, Kansas
49, for CDr16. s1o
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
WICHITA MARKETS.

LIVE STOCK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-27
How Cinnamon Advertise.

The great advertising medium OF
Chinatown is a tall telegraph-pole in
front of the Wo Kee store in Mott street,
a few doors from Chatham square. The
pole is about two feet in diameter, and
it is always girdled by a belt of adver-
tisements written in Chinese characters
on sheets of yellow, white, or fire.
cracker red paper. The girdle is three
or four feet broad. and thus the avail.
able advertising space is from eighteen
to twenty-four square feet. This does
not suffice for the needs of Chinatown,
and another telegraph pole on the OPP
poslte side of the street, out toward the
corner of Park street, gets part of the
business.
When the Chinese avail themselves
of this advertising medium they are re-
minded of The perversity of this western
people in doing almost everything in a
way Numerically different from their
time-honored oriental method. There
is never any doubt as to the circulation
of this advertising medium. for, as in
the case of that other post the EUeniRg.
nobody claims that it circulates. 1t
stands there year in and year out. and
the readers do the circulating. Thus,
there is no chance for hocus pocus. 1t
is possible that, with their not very ex-
act ideas as TO modern western appli-
ances, they may suspect that there is
some BEN ii influence in the mys-
FERROUS bu the is heard up among
the lofty VIZ prohibition Post
no Bills does l. ar on the pole.
II 1t Is there it is d up by many
thicknesscs of ..u,..., dds"
On Sundays, when the Chinese from
all parts of the city flock TO Chinatown
to pick up the weeks news concerning
their race, each visitor steps up to the
pole and consults the announcements
made thereon. They run largely to for
sales, to lets. and wants. When a
Chinaman has anything for sale, from
alaundry to a pair of chopsticks, he
pastes an announcement on the big
telegraph pole. Comparatively few Of
them are able to write the notices them.
selves. but they know where they a
find scribes who will do it for them in
good shape for reasonable paw. The
notices arc almost invariably written
with admirable neatness, and without
display. No cuts are inserted. There
seems to be an understanding that no
man shall occupy more of the common
space than n reasonable setting forth OF
his announcement requires.
Among the new advertisements re-
Gently were the announcements, made
IN good commercial Cantonese, that a
laundry in Harlem. with a well-estab-
lished Mclean custom, could be pur-
chased at a reasonable figure by apply
ing on the promises, and that a mer-
chant in Chinatown had just opened q
new importation of a Chinese edible,
for the name of which the intelligent
resident of that quarter who translated
for the reporter could find no English
equiyalent.-M. Y. san.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-27
A Remarkable Dish.

III. lie Blanc. il his story is accepted.
was once chief cook to a Partisan noble
man. Now he keeps q west side board
ing house. For days before Christmas
he treated his guests TO mountaineering
descriptions of 'ze magnifique dinnair
on re Chrisemas da Ill La Belle France"
A few days before Christmas he became
very mysterious and animated that
those fortunate mortals who sat at his
board should also have a .'magniHque
%dinnair;" Accordingly an;icipations
ran high.
The day at last arrived. His promises
were fulfilled. The table was spread
with an embarrassment of good things.
One dish was especially a favorite, and
that 1t was so seemed to give monsieur
great delight. 1t seemed a species of
game, was ~delicately favored, but no
n knew exactly what it was.
oh, monsieur, do tell us what this
delicious meat is" said pretty Miss H.,
the star-boarder, when the dish was de-
moiished.
Eat, madam, Eat els ze GRAND
trioniph of re art Only re Frenchman
mex 20 deliciouse deesh-zat ees ze-
vat You call zeewel-ze pet Dwell"
OWL" exclaimed q chorus of voices.
and a dozen wry faces were made.
oh. monsieur, how could you have
the heart to kill the poor thingpn ch,rp-
ed the star boarder.
1t ees you Eat mex re cruaI accusa-
N772G kn4Hdnm no ESNi hfurkA = II